Here’s a very sad commentary on the relationship between what we see and what we perceive. Is it possible that just by looking at someone influences what we hear? Certainly our assumptions and stereotypes affect our perceptions but this article points to how just seeing a certain ethnicity influences our perception of accent, even when that person has been born and raised locally. It’s not easy…
Our brains become racist when processing ethnicity and accents, study finds
By Kashmira Gander